I imagine it would be fairly easy to reconstruct the flutter sleeves from Mary's dress using the long sleeve drape from this pattern.

My second favourite outfit has to be Cora's embroidered black dress:

I really love the assymetrical neckline, which shows off the lovely embroidery so well! The closest pattern I could find is this gem from Adele Bee Ann Patterns Etsy shop:

I think this neckline would look fabulous with some embroidery (sans long neck tie).

The best costume of the show? Hands down it has to be Edith's wedding dress. It's a very simple dress with a slight scoop neckline and a train that starts at the shoulders.

I can't believe how much this 1960's pattern matches Edith's wedding gown!! This is available at RetroMonkey's Etsy shop:

I think it would look exactly like Edith's dress if it was made in a soft silk as opposed to the much stiffer satin fabrics of the 1960's. I'm pretty chuffed to have found an almost exact pattern match!

There's also a pattern that can be used for the veil (available here). I think view 'c' is a pretty close match for the shape of the veil:

What did you think of Edith's wedding gown? Did you like it better than Mary's wedding dress? What was your favourite costume from the last two episodes?

I\Edith's definitely. I lvoe the little drape to the shouder too. I was a bit surprised as tis one is way more sophisticated than Mary's and given the two characters, I would have swapped them over. But hey, they do what they do!

Edith's wedding dress was so much more elegant than Mary's! My favourite outfit in this season has been Lady Cora's embroidered coat (in the episode where they go to Scotland). Those sleeves are absolutely staggering.

I found myself so captivated my this seasons costumes, they are perfect! Ediths wedding gown has been my personal favorite thus far! Also the Tiara both Edith and Mary wear, that's one of the things i adore about Downton... attention to detail! Brilliant!